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MOROCCO SIGNS THE INTERNATIONAL
TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES - FIRST NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRY
SIGNATORY
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Rome, 28 March 2002- Morocco has
signed the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, as a first step in the ratification
process. Eleven countries have now signed the Treaty since it
was adopted by the FAO Conference last November: Venezuela,
Mexico and Haiti, in the Latin America and Caribbean region, and
Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire,
Senegal, Jordan, Mali and Namibia in Africa. Morocco is the
first North-African signatory.
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GERMANY SUPPORTS FAO ACTIVITIES IN
AFGHANISTAN WITH A 7.6 MILLION EURO-AID-PACKAGE
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Rome, 27 March - The Finance
Committee of the German Parliament has approved a 7.6 million
Euro aid package in support of agricultural rehabilitation
carried out by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in
Afghanistan. It is the first time for many years that Germany,
in addition to its regular contribution to the FAO budget, has
pledged money in support of FAO development activities, the UN
agency said in a statement issued today.
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WORLD WATER DAY 2002: FAO:
AGRICULTURE NEEDS TO PRODUCE MORE FOOD WITH LESS WATER
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Rome, 22 March 2002 - Irrigated
crop production is set to increase by more than 80 percent by
2030 to meet the future demand for food in developing countries,
the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today on the
occasion of World Water Day.
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ETHICS PANEL HOLDS SECOND SESSION -
GLOBALISATION AND AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION ON TOP OF
AGENDA
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Rome, 18 March 2002. - Ethical
issues related to globalisation and agricultural intensification
will be addressed by the Panel of Eminent Experts on Ethics in
Food and Agriculture (*) gathered in Rome from 18 to 20 March
2002 for its second session, the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) announced today.
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COUNTRIES AGREE TO FIGHT DANGEROUS
INSECTS IN WOOD-PACKAGING MATERIAL
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Rome, 18 March 2002 - Around 90
countries have agreed on new guidelines on wood packaging
material that may contain dangerous wood-eating insects, the UN
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.
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THREE UN AGENCIES WARN: ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT HINGES ON REDUCING POVERTY AND HUNGER
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Monterrey, Mexico, 18 March
2002 - The International Conference on Financing for Development
(FfD) cannot spur broad-based economic development unless it
leads to increased funding to fight world hunger and rural
poverty, three UN food and agricultural agencies warned at a
news conference today.
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NEAR EAST CONFERENCE ENDORSES GERMAN
INITIATIVE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST HUNGER
AND POVERTY, CALLS FOR INCREASED INVESTMENT IN
AGRICULTURE
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Teheran, 13 March - Ministers of
Agriculture and delegates from 24 Near Eastern countries
endorsed the establishment of an "International
Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty" as called
for by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany,
Mr. Johannes Rau at the annual World Food Day
observance held last October at the UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) Headquarters.
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WHEAT SEEDS DISTRIBUTED TO 30 000
RURAL FAMILIES IN AFGHANISTAN
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Rome, 12 March 2002 - Approximately
30 000 families in rural areas of Northern Afghanistan have
received 1 500 tonnes of wheat seeds and fertilizers for the
spring planting by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), the UN agency said today. FAO estimates that farmers
could finally harvest around 16 000 tonnes of wheat from the
seeds distributed.
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IN THE MOST WATER SCARCE REGION IN
THE WORLD, FAO DIRECTOR-GENERAL JACQUES DIOUF TELLS NEAR EAST
AGRICULTURE MINISTERS: GETTING MORE CROPS PER DROP IS KEY TO
FOOD SECURITY
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Tehran/Rome, 12 March, 2002 - Home
to 6.2 percent of the world's population, the Near East
Region is the most water scarce region in the world, possessing
just 1.5 percent of the planet's renewable fresh water
resources, warned UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Director-General Jacques Diouf.
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FAO WARNS THAT FOOD IMPORT
DEPENDENCE COULD THREATEN NEAR EAST FOOD SECURITY - URGES
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION AND INCREASED REGIONAL TRADE
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Tehran/Rome, 11 March 2000 -- The
high dependency on food imports in the Near East poses a
formidable challenge for countries throughout the region, the UN
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today at its 26th
Regional Conference for the Near East. High dependence on food
imports exposes countries to a number of food security risks,
FAO said. Near East imports of cereals expanded from 15 percent
in the early 1970s to 33 percent at the end of the
1990s.
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COMBATING DROUGHT, A TOP-PRIORITY
FOR NEAR EAST COUNTRIES, FAO SAYS
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Tehran/Rome, 9 March 2002. -
Combating drought, a top-priority for the Near East, requires
greater awareness at the highest level of governments and
national action plans for drought mitigation and management,
says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at its 26th
Regional Conference for the Near East which opened today in
Tehran.
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE - CODEX TASK
FORCE AGREES ON FINAL DRAFT OF PRINCIPLES FOR THE EVALUATION OF
GM FOODS
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Rome/Geneva, 8 March 2002 -- A Task
Force of the Codex Alimentarius Commission has reached agreement
on a final draft of "Principles for the risk analysis
of foods derived from biotechnology," the UN Food and
Agriculture Organzation (FAO) and the World Health Organization
(WHO) announced today.
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FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE NEAR
EAST OPENS SATURDAY IN TEHRAN; AGRICULTURE MINISTERS AND EXPERTS
WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:five years later
SCHEDULED FOR 10-13 JUNE 2002 IN ROME
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Tehran/Rome, 7 March 2002.? The UN
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) opens its 26th Regional
Conference for the Near East next Saturday at Azadi Grand Hotel
in Tehran. Agriculture, forestry and fisheries ministers and
experts from 29 countries will assess the current food and
agriculture situation in the Near East Region, review progress
achieved since the 1996 World Food Summit and address the themes
of the World Food Summit: five years later (WFS:fyl) scheduled
in Rome, Italy from 10 to 13 June 2002.
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FOOD SAFETY CONFERENCE FAVOURS
EUROPEAN-WIDE COOPERATION AND RAPID ALERT SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER
PROTECTION
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Budapest, 28 February 2002 - The
first Pan-European Food Safety Conference has called upon
Central and Eastern European countries today to join a Rapid
Alert System for Food Products, already operational in the
European Union. According to the report of the meeting, the
system "has proved to be useful to support public
health, consumer protection and transparency in international
food trade" and countries are "encouraged to
participate".
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SOUTH AFRICAN SOLIDARITY CONCERT TO
FIGHT HUNGER
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Rome, February 28, 2002 - Against a
backdrop of acute food shortages in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
and an alert from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
of a growing food emergency across southern Africa, musical
artists and performers from across the continent are converging
on Johannesburg, South Africa, to lend their support and to
contribute their talents to the fight against hunger.
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First Pan-European Conference on
Food Quality and Safety: FOODBORNE DISEASES ARE ON THE RISE IN
EUROPE - FAO/WHO CALL FOR BETTER CONSUMER PROTECTION
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Budapest, 25 February 2002 - Food
safety and quality need to be improved in all European countries
because foodborne diseases have increased considerably in the
region in the past decade, the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said
in a joint statement issued today. On the rise in particular are
diseases from microbiological hazards such as Salmonella and
Campylobacter and cases of foods contaminated by chemical
hazards, such as dioxin, lead and cadmium, according to the two
UN agencies.
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THREE DEADLY PESTICIDES AND ASBESTOS
TARGETED FOR ACTION
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Geneva, 21 February 2002 - A
committee of government-appointed experts has concluded that
three widely-used pesticides and all forms of asbestos should be
added to an international list of chemicals subject to trade
controls.
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EMERGENCY SEED DISTRIBUTION NEEDED
IN GEORGIA - FAO APPEALS FOR HELP
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Rome 21 February -The UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) is today appealing for
US$1 537 066 towards assistance to 77 720
drought-affected farming households in western regions
of Georgia.
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FIRST PAN-EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON
FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY TO BE HELD IN BUDAPEST
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Rome/Budapest, 20 February 2002 -
For the first time more than 40 European countries will meet to
discuss food safety and quality issues, and how to strengthen
consumer confidence after recent food scares
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FAO: URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO AVOID
ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER IN DJIBOUTI
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Rome, 19 February - Ten leaking
shipping containers of a toxic pesticide are creating serious
human health and environmental problems in the port of Djibouti,
the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today. The
present location of the containers is already severely
contaminated, according to FAO. The worst affected site is
within 400 m of a food aid store.
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FAO CO-HOSTS WORKSHOP ON
PARTICIPATORY FORESTRY IN AFRICA: DEFINING THE WAY FORWARD FOR
MORE COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS
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Rome, 18 February 2002 - Forest
conditions improve when local communities are involved and have
rights and capacities to participate in management of their
forest resources and get some benefits back, studies have shown.
But participation of local communities in forest management,
even when recognized in national forest management legislation,
is seldom put into practice on a large scale. How to help policy
makers improve and implement local participation in forest
management is one of the main topics to be discussed at the
Second International Workshop on Participatory Forestry in
Africa, starting in Arusha, Tanzania today.
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE: UN/FAO - JAMES
T. MORRIS APPOINTED TO HEAD WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
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New York/Rome 14 February 2002 --
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and FAO Director-General
Jacques Diouf announced today their appointment of James T.
Morris as Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP).
The announcement came following consultations with WFP's
executive board of 36 member countries.
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MANY OF WORLD'S CHRONICALLY
UNDERNOURISHED RESIDE IN MOUNTAIN REGIONS
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Rome, 15 February 2002 - Mountain
dwellers are among the world's largest populations of
undernourished and hungry, David Harcharik, Deputy
Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), said today.
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AFRICAN COUNTRIES URGE WORLD LEADERS
TO ATTEND WORLD FOOD SUMMIT: five years later
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Cairo, 8 February 2002. -
Agriculture Ministers and delegates from 45 African countries
today urged world leaders to attend the World Food Summit: five
years later (WFS: fyl), in Rome, Italy from 10 to 13 June, 2002.
The call came as they concluded the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization's (FAO) 22nd Regional Conference for Africa
meeting in Cairo since 4 February.
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MUST BE GIVEN
GREATER OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE,
WARNS FAO DIRECTOR-GENERAL JACQUES DIOUF - Regional Conference
for Africa Prepares for World Food Summit: five years later,
Rome, 10-13 June 2002
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Cairo, 7 February 2002 -
Globalization and liberalization of trade for agricultural
products, movement of capital and transfer of technology must
enhance the living conditions of people in both the developed
and the developing countries, warned UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) Director-General Jacques Diouf.
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FEARING IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL
ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS, AFRICAN NGO/CSOs ADOPT CAIRO DECLARATION
FOR FOOD SECURITY
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Cairo, 5 February 2002 - Heads of
30 African non-governmental and civil society organizations
(NGO/CSOs) concluded a two-day consultation held in parallel to
the 22nd UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO)
Regional Conference for Africa (4-8 February).
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FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR AFRICA
CONCERNED OVER IMPACT OF HIV-AIDS ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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Cairo, 5 February 2002. - With
HIV/AIDS threatening the lives and livelihood of millions of
rural people and jeopardizing rural development across Africa,
the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today stressed
the need to strengthen the fight against the debilitating
disease at its 22nd Regional Conference for Africa, meeting in
Cairo 4-8 February.
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ITALY, FAO, IFAD AND WFP SIGN
AGREEMENT TO REDUCE HUNGER AND POVERTY WORLDWIDE
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Rome, 29 January 2002 - The UN Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has signed an agreement with
the Italian government, the International Fund for Agriculture
(IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) aimed at reinforcing
cooperation in the agriculture and agro-industrial
sectors.
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FAO WARNS OF WORSENING WATER
SCARCITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: IRRIGATION NEEDS TO SAVE MORE
WATER - FARMERS SHOULD BECOME MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR WATER
MANAGEMENT
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Rome, 4 February 2002 - Competition
for scarce water resources will increase in the Mediterranean
basin in the coming decades and will seriously aggravate the
existing shortage of water, according to a new study published
today by the International Programme for Technology and Research
in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID). IPTRID is hosted by the UN
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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FAO LAUNCHES EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR
VOLCANO VICTIMS IN GOMA
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Rome, 31 January 2002 - To assist
refugees and farmers in the city of Goma in eastern
Congo, hit by a volcanic eruption on 17 January, the UN
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today appealed,
in the framework of a UN integrated effort, for US$1.25
million immediate aid. International emergency
assistance to farmers and their families could help to
avoid serious repercussions on food security and agriculture in
the Goma area, FAO said.
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SPEAKING IN NEW YORK AT A
PREPARATORY MEETING TO THE JOHANNESBURG WORLD SUMMIT - JACQUES
DIOUF UNDERLINES THE IMPORTANT POTENTIAL OF AGRICULTURE TO
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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New York/Rome, 29 January 2002 - Dr
Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), today underlined "the important
potential of agriculture" to help achieve the goals of
the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) in
Johannesburg on 26 August - 4 September 2002.
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TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND BOOST ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, COUNTRIES STRIVE FOR BETTER FOOD SAFETY - LESSONS
LEARNED SHARED AT GLOBAL FORUM
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Marrakesh, 28 January - The first
ever Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators opened today,
seeking ways to improve the safety of food worldwide at every
step of the food production chain - from farmers, through
processors and retailers, to consumers.
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FAO URGES COUNTRIES TO DISCONTINUE
THE USE OF CHLORAMPHENICOL IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION
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Rome, 24 January -- The UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) has suggested that countries
should take steps to stop the use of chloramphenicol in food
production. In a statement issued today, FAO said that
chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic used in human and
pet animal medicine, and it is still being applied in some
countries in animal production, including
aquaculture.
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS DISCUSS
OPTIONS FOR COMBATING ILLEGAL FOREST PRACTICES
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Rome, 21 January. - Ways and means of
combating illegal forest practices were the main theme of
discussions among international experts who met at the Rome
headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
last week to consider policy options for improving compliance
with the law in the forestry sector.
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FAO: PEACE AND STABILITY IN
AFGHANISTAN DEPEND ON PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE - APPEAL FOR US$39
MILLION LAUNCHED
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Rome/Tokyo, 21 January 2002 - Peace
and long-term economic stability in Afghanistan must be built on
the restoration of productive agriculture, the UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today in a statement issued
on the occasion of an international donor meeting in
Tokyo.
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